Latest "VA health records" stories

A service member shelves patient medical records at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 26, 2009.

VA delays health record rollout again — this time until summer 2023

Officials had hoped to start putting the system in new sites early next year, but will now wait at least six more months.

By Leo Shane III

4 months ago

Medical records are filed at the 341st Medical Operations Squadron personnel reliability assurance program clinic Jan. 30, 2017, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.

VA to delay electronic medical records deployment to additional sites until 2023

VA sites in Portland and Seattle were scheduled to start work with the new system later this year.

By Leo Shane III

8 months ago

Concerns over VA electronic health records mount after another system problem

A system issue forced the health records offline for a day last week, disrupting medical operations at a Washington state site.

By Leo Shane III

11 months ago

VA to resume medical records overhaul in early 2022, with new leadership guiding the work

The program has been on hold since the summer after reports of problems with the inital rollout last year.

By Leo Shane III

14 months ago

VA delays further rollout of new multi-billion dollar record system until 2022

Rollout of the $16-billion project revealed significant problems with training and preparation at VA medical sites.

By Leo Shane III

19 months ago

New timeline for VA health records roll-out delayed several more weeks

VA leaders say they are committed to the Cerner-based technology but still unsure of the implementation timeline.

By Leo Shane III

19 months ago

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